Detection of typhus antibodies by latex agglutination.
A latex test for assay of antibodies to endemic and epidemic typhus rickettsiae is simple, group-specific, sensitive, and reproducible. Cross-reactivity within the typhus group was extensive.
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D012283:Rickettsia prowazekii / Q000276:immunology*; D012286:Rickettsia typhi / Q000276:immunology*; D014438:Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial